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Inform steps undertaken for Juvenile Justice by or before June 10: DB to Govt 5/29/2015 12:20:43 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 28: The Division Bench of the court comprising Justices Muzaffar Hussain Attar and Ali Mohammad Magrey today directed government to inform about the steps taken in implementing the provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2013 in the state by or before June 10. Hearing a Public Interest Litigation filed by a social worker Tanvi Ahuja, the Division Bench observed that the concerned authorities are expected to wake up from the deep slumber at least in the interest of children for whose benefit the Act has been legislated. Taking serious note upon the petition, Division Bench directed government to inform about the steps taken in implementing the provisions of Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act 2013 in the state by or before June 10. The petitioner, a resident of Haryana, alleged that thousands of juveniles had been arrested over the years under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act, 1978, (PSA) and the Ranbir Penal Code (equivalent to the IPC) instead of being tried under the State Juvenile Justice Act, 2013. "These juveniles have been treated as adults, beaten, and put in jails, contrary to the numerous decisions of the Supreme Court holding that no juvenile should ever be put in a jail...(and)...ought to be held in juvenile-friendly institutions," the petition said. The petitioner cited an RTI reply of March 2014 from the state home department which revealed that 707 FIRs had been filed against juveniles since 1988. She has prayed direction to the government to implement the provisions of Jammu & Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection) Act 2013, to submit details of the cases pending in all the courts against the juvenile offenders including the details of the juveniles lodged in different jails of the state and give rehabilitation pacakage to the children whose cases have not been decided within the stipulated period as per the Act.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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